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Table of Contents
Message from the President
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Education: the Heart of LAU's Mission
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Introducing New Curricula
Fulfilling the Strategic Plan
New Educational Hubs
New Teaching Approaches
New Partnerships to Improve Education in Lebanon and Regionally
Research in Focus
External Funding and International Recognition
Intellectual Capital Knowledge Sharing LAU Students: Lighting the Way to the Future
Attracting Youth’s Best and Brightest Cross-Cultural Engagement Gaining an Edge with Professional Experience
Easing the Path into “Real Life” A Vibrant Student Culture Taking the Reins Beyond Campus Walls
Civic Engagement LAU as a Platform for Dialogue Leadership Infrastructure Improvements
A State-of-the-Art Learning Environment Cutting-Edge Information Technology
A Sustainable Future
The Overall Picture
Ensuring Our Continued Success LAU’S Extended Family Sharing Our Success 4
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Vision for the Future
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Board Leadership
President's Fund
Contributors 2013 - 2014
Funds, Scholarships and Donations
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Historical Timeline
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Dear Colleagues and Friends,
It is my pleasure to present to you my annual report detailing LAU’s accomplishments over this past
year. In defiance of Lebanon’s difficult internal climate, we move from one solid success to the next,
firmly claiming the university’s rightful place as a leading academic institution in the country, the MENA
region and beyond. By doing so, we are fulfilling, step-by-step, the Strategic Plan adopted for the period
2011-2016.
Among some of the particularly noteworthy highlights from the year 2013-2014, I would like to start with
the inauguration of the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury Health Sciences Center on the Byblos campus,
a milestone in our quest to make LAU the premier home for health sciences education in Lebanon. In
Beirut, we completed the renovation of the Beirut Student Center, named after our late alumna Wadad
Said Khoury.
LAU is renowned for its commitment to a culture of constant innovation and adaptation to societal
needs. As such, I am pleased to share with you the launching of new undergraduate and graduate
programs in 2013-2014, including the long-anticipated B.A. in Fashion Design, an Executive M.A. in
Actuarial Science, an LL.M., and a B.E. in Petroleum Engineering, among several others.
In parallel, we continue to develop new teaching approaches, making sure that our classrooms are
wired for the 21st century and encouraging innovative methodology such as interactive classrooms and
simulation exercises. As always, we seek out strategic partnerships in education and are now going
full-speed ahead in improving our research support infrastructure and pumping up our post-graduate
studies.
This emphasis on academic excellence is paying off handsomely through our students’ overwhelming
accomplishments. Among many other examples, I would like to point out that we have graduated our
second class of medical doctors, while the entire second class of graduating nursing students passed
the national licensure exam with flying colors. This year alone, six out of ten Lebanese students receiving
Fulbright scholarships were from LAU.
Such academic successes coupled with a passion to educate the whole person are today forming
successful professionals who are at the same time responsible and active citizens of the world, as we
cultivate the values and ethics so necessary to bring about positive change in a region fraught with
conflict and destructive divisions.
In the spirit of hope and determination I remain,
Yours,
Joseph G. Jabbra, Ph.D.
President
Lebanese American University
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Education: the Heart of LAU’s Mission
Our roots extend deeply into the culture of a liberal arts college committed to
the highest-quality teaching and scholarship. This in turn depends on continuous
improvement, based on international best practices. We work constantly to enhance
our educational offerings, creating new programs and strengthening existing ones,
always keeping in mind the needs and demands of the job market.
Introducing New Curricula
The culture of constantly improving our educational offerings involves, first and foremost, the judicious
introduction of new programs aimed at exposing our students to cutting-edge global trends in education.
This year marked the firm establishment of LAU’s innovative B.A. in Fashion Design — launched in
collaboration with Elie Saab — as we welcomed the program’s first class of 21 students. In November
2013, LAU partnered with the London College of Fashion, a globally renowned institution that is now
involved in our Fashion Design program’s implementation.
Other undergraduate programs are following up on this success, as we launch the B.S. in Bio-informatics,
the B.E. in Petroleum Engineering, the B.E. in Mechatronics, the B.A. in English Studies, and the B.S. in
Nutrition and Dietetics–Coordinated Program. Several graduate programs are also introducing new degrees, including an LL.M. in Business Law and
an Executive M.A. in Actuarial Science that will be the first of their kind in the MENA region and are sure
to open impressive new professional opportunities for our graduates. Other new programs include a
Blended E.M.B.A., an M.A. in Applied Economics, and an M.S. in Economics of the Middle East. Assisted
by a generous donation from Mutaz Sawwaf, the Chief Executive of Construction Products Holding
Company & Mimar Invest, the Institute for Islamic Art and Architecture has launched an M.A. in Islamic
Art and Architecture.
LAU’s new program in fashion design
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Education: the heart of LAU’s mission
Fulfilling the Strategic Plan
Accreditation
The achievement of accreditation by globally recognized institutions places LAU among leading
international universities. Since 2010, we have proudly held up the university-wide accreditation granted
to LAU by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). This year, in preparation for
the reaccreditation process, we initiated a comprehensive self-assessment involving eleven committees
across LAU and engaging a broad range of constituents.
The establishment of a culture of ongoing assessment and self-improvement has resulted in the
accreditation of individual programs offered by our various professional schools.
The School of Engineering achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET) for all of its undergraduate programs as far back as 2011, as did the School of Arts
and Sciences’ B.S. in Computer Science. The other schools have rigorously sought accreditation in their
own right. In a milestone achievement for LAU’s most recently established school, in November 2013 the
School of Nursing received notice of Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation
for its B.S. in Nursing.
The School of Architecture and Design has moved ahead in its goal of achieving accreditation by the
National Architecture Accreditation Board (NAAB), with the B.Arch. program being granted candidacy
status in February 2014. The School of Business is progressing steadily towards achieving accreditation
by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Our School of Pharmacy remains
the only program of its kind outside the U.S. to hold accreditation from the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education (ACPE).
A Culture of Continuous Self-Improvement
Currently existing programs are under continuous review, with the M.S. in Computer Science being only
the latest of a number of programs across the university to undergo both internal and external scrutiny.
The B.A. in English Language and Literature has been transformed into a B.A. in English Studies, with an
additional creative writing emphasis.
As we seek to share our pedagogical expertise outside LAU walls, the Continuing Education Program
(CEP) has been strategically revamped to better meet the needs of its constituency, culminating in the
opening of a new outreach center in Zahle with the mission to encourage professional and educational
development in the Bekaa district.
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New Educational Hubs
Last year’s inauguration of the New York Headquarters and Academic Center (NYHAC) was a true
milestone. The center now offers Arabic classes hosted by LAU’s celebrated Summer Institute for
Intensive Arabic & Culture (SINARC), as well as a series of lectures on issues pertinent to the Middle
East in the heart of Manhattan. In the near future, NYHAC will offer intensive courses and workshops
on a wide range of topics related to the MENA region, including but not limited to conflict management,
the politics of oil and gas, gender issues, Islamic architecture, and the regional economy. LAU will soon
inaugurate its semester abroad at NYHAC.
We have also opened a new Executive Center in downtown Beirut. The location is currently teeming with
about 500 students enrolled in the M.B.A. and E.M.B.A. programs — a remarkable achievement for its
short period of existence.
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New Teaching Approaches
The advent of new technologies and market demands means that traditional teaching methods alone
are no longer sufficient to prepare students for the world after graduation. We are exploring pioneering
techniques meant to equip our graduates with the best possible tools available to ensure their futures.
This entails experimenting with technology-enhanced learning such as online and blended courses, a
task that several of our schools have embraced wholeheartedly.
The Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing
and the School of Pharmacy have recognized the value of interactive classrooms and student-focused
teaching, leading the way with the Clinical Simulation Center located on the Byblos campus. The center
is equipped with advanced patient simulators allowing students to learn important medical procedures
without putting real patients at risk. Other units are also using simulation as a valuable teaching method.
Strong writing skills are among the most important tools that students take away with them after
graduation, arming them with a distinct advantage in the workplace and post-graduate studies. In order
to provide students with total support and tutelage in this area, as well as to promote a general culture of
writing across the university, LAU has recently opened a Writing Center on the Byblos campus in addition
to the one established in Beirut in 2008.
LAU’s state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Center.
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Every year, Architecture students tour the world
through different travelling studios.
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New Partnerships to Improve Education
in Lebanon and Regionally
Forging strategic alliances with other educational institutions both in Lebanon and abroad has long
been a part of LAU’s strategy to provide its students with access to world-class learning resources. In
June 2014, the university signed an agreement for student and faculty exchange with the University of
Balamand, focused on fields of scientific research and aiming at the eventual development of joint M.A.
and Ph.D. programs.
Our educational partnerships in North America continue to expand. This year, LAU signed a memorandum
of agreement and a memorandum of understanding with the University of Ottawa (UO). The agreement
provides a framework for the exchange of graduate students and the co-supervision of doctoral theses,
while ensuring that LAU students can study at UO at low tuition rates. Our medical school, in the
meantime, has forged a partnership with the University of Chicago, ensuring the exchange of expertise
and residency opportunities for its students.
As part of the Tempus Pro-Green project, LAU will soon be able to offer an online diploma in green
technologies jointly with the American University of Beirut and the American University of Cairo. Other
fully operational joint degree programs include an M.S. in the Economics of the Middle East offered
jointly with the Philipps-University of Marburg.
In addition to the partnership with Philipps-University of Marburg, LAU continues a fifteen-year tradition
of cooperation with two other prominent German universities: the Technical University of Hamburg and
Heidelberg University. The framework of these agreements includes faculty exchanges, joint conferences
and the opportunity for LAU graduates to obtain full scholarships through the German Academic
Exchange Program (DAAD) to continue their doctoral studies at both Hamburg and Heidelberg. Other
European partnerships are pursued through the EU-Erasmus Mundus program, which has, over the past
four years, granted LAU approximately $500,000 to facilitate the exchange of LAU students, faculty and
staff with 30 different European universities.
In February 2014, the university signed a memorandum of strategic alliance with the global school
network SABIS, aimed at recruiting and placing exceptional SABIS graduates in LAU’s most competitive
programs. Our recently established partnership with KidzMondo similarly gives LAU a head-start in
inspiring the younger generation to pursue higher learning.
An agreement between the Department of Education at LAU and the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable
Human Development promotes the integration of drama into relevant subject matter classes.
Outside formal partnerships with long-term agendas, LAU eagerly enters into joint efforts with various
education-centered organizations on an ad hoc basis.
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LAU hosts a conference on the quality of graduate and postgraduate programs in Arab universities.
Getting ahead start with KidzMondo
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Research in Focus
Our mission recognizes research as a pivotal university activity. In late 2013, in
order to propel LAU’s graduate studies to the next level of excellence, the university
appointed a new dean of Graduate Studies and Research. The dean’s mission is to
ensure that LAU’s research infrastructure effectively supports graduate learning and
teaching, streamlining research with clear objectives, phases and benchmarks. The
individual schools’ research and development funds and the recently–established
LAU New Faculty Seed Fund are only some of the generous resources available to
support research projects and faculty publications.
External Funding and International Recognition
Internationally, the ability of researchers to receive funding from sources other than their own institution
is generally recognized as a marker of excellence. At LAU, professors across a variety of disciplines
can boast of receiving external funding at an ever-growing pace. Over the past academic year, awards
were granted both by private funds and renowned foundations, such as the Fulbright Commission, the
Economic and Social Research Council, and the British Academy of Arts & Humanities Research Council,
among many others. These generous outside contributions supported a broad array of projects, from
breast cancer research to an investigation on personal clouds in the sphere of computer science, and
studies on eating disorder and obesity in Lebanon.
The European Commission granted $250,000 to a team of LAU professors from the
Department of Economics studying issues of importance to young Arabs in the wake
of the Arab Spring.
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Research in Focus
Intellectual Capital
Research funded by generous internal and external grants contributes directly to the publishing of
articles, book chapters and monographs in a wide variety of refereed academic journals and university
presses, across all disciplines housed at LAU. This past year, several schools witnessed a sharp rise in
faculty publications.
Knowledge Sharing
LAU encourages research projects conducted in collaboration with scholars from other institutions
both in Lebanon and internationally. Our students and professors regularly partner with researchers
from American, European and Middle-Eastern universities and think tanks to produce cutting-edge
scholarship. For example, collaboration with the Jonathan Eisen Lab and the University of CaliforniaDavis resulted in a major scientific breakthrough when LAU’s microbiologists sequenced the full genome
of bacteria that cause skin infections, food-borne illnesses and other diseases commonly found among
patients in Lebanon.
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Research in Focus
Knowledge Sharing (cont.)
The university recognizes that stable exchange agreements provide an excellent environment for
flourishing research and scholarship. As such, LAU takes part in the German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD), fostering the exchange of visiting researchers and instructors with leading academic
institutions in Germany. Our constituent schools and departments are also continually adding to their
list of cooperative agreements with peer institutions abroad, for example entering into research and
teaching partnerships with the University of Manchester (U.K.), the Swedish Jonkoping University, George
Mason University (U.S.A.), and the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, among others.
LAU microbiologists at work
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Research in Focus
A Graphic Design alumni exhibition
Experts discuss the influence of the media
on the Arabic language.
Through its numerous centers, institutes and special programs LAU opens its doors to hundreds of local
and international scholars who attend conferences in various fields on the university campuses. This
year as never before, these hubs of intellectual life offered an impressive array of conferences, lectures
and training workshops across a variety of disciplines.
LAU encourages its professors to contribute their expertise to local and regional constituents, for
example by providing consulting services to banks, legal associations, international corporations and
policy makers. As part of LAU’s academic coverage and advisory services spearheaded by the University
Enterprise Office, the university developed a full assessment and restructuring plan for the College of
Social Work at Princess Noura Bint Abdul Rahman University in Riyadh, KSA. Our team of experts has
been advising the Scientific College of Design in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman over the past nine years.
A delegation of Iraqi university professors spend a month at LAU to learn about the
mechanics of its administration and academic practices.
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LAU Students: Lighting the Way to the Future
Innovative teaching and cutting-edge resources are crucial elements of LAU’s
identity. But they exist primarily to serve the university’s central constituency:
the thousands of Lebanese and international students who enroll each year in
our programs.
Attracting Youth’s Best and Brightest
In today’s complex global economy, financial affordability plays an important role in helping high-achieving
students consider where to spend their undergraduate and/or graduate years, as young people face
the question of the level of debt they are willing to live with upon graduating. To ease the burden on
students and their families, in 2013-2014 LAU supported 2,612 students with Entrance, Honor, and
Merit Scholarships, as well as with work-aid, loans and grants, including US-based Free Application for
Federal Student Aid loans that supported 41 students from the U.S.
The scholarship funds available at LAU are numerous and ever growing. For several years, the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID) has recognized the high quality of LAU’s programs
and provided generous financial assistance to deserving students from some of the poorest areas of
Lebanon. Currently, USAID scholarships fully support 165 students, all of whom are showing excellent
academic results. In addition, LAU is one of only a few institutions in Lebanon to offer scholarships to
talented student athletes.
That our investment in our students is justified can be seen in the dramatic increase in the number of
students who merited entry into the Student Honor Society by maintaining a 3.5 GPA after completing
60 or more credit hours. This year, the number of Honor Society inductees was 650, compared to 600
such students only two years ago.
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Cross-Cultural Engagement
The opportunities LAU offers for international student exchange stand out as a shining beacon, based as
they are in Lebanon’s traditional openness to intercultural interaction. We continue to send our students
to take courses abroad, and warmly greet international students on our own campuses. In this area, as
in so many others, the university is enjoying ever-greater success, with the addition of new programs and
opportunities. This year, six out the ten Lebanese Fulbright scholars were LAU students.
LAU continues to participate in four grant programs sponsored by the European Union’s Erasmus Mundus
program. This year, four undergraduates, five masters’ students and two doctoral students received full
scholarships through the Erasmus Mobility grant to study at highly-regarded European universities in a
variety of disciplines. We are also maintaining our partnership with Sciences Po, providing LAU students
with the chance to study at the most prestigious school of political science in Paris and welcoming
Sciences Po students to our own campuses.
Students from the schools of Business, Arts and Sciences, and Architecture and Design all have study
abroad opportunities. The schools send students to programs tailored to their respective majors at
first-tier universities both in Europe and North America, including among others the École Spéciale
d'Architecture in Paris and the University of Montreal. For its part, the School of Engineering has begun
offering internships abroad to its students, in Europe and the MENA region.
Despite regional instability, SINARC continues to attract students from around the globe. In 2013-2014,
the program carried on with its tradition of providing private Arabic tutorials to a number of diplomats and
staff from various foreign embassies based in Beirut.
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Gaining an Edge with Professional Experience
At the heart of our educational mission is the idea that a college education should prepare students
to meet the needs and expectation of the 21st century workplace. Partnerships with local and
international employers permit us to provide students with hands-on opportunities to apply their skills
even before graduation.
We have entered into an agreement with the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health to allow students
of the School of Pharmacy to practice their craft in government-run medical facilities. Our Nursing
students can hone their knowledge at 13 hospitals and community health centers across Lebanon.
Last but not least, students in our undergraduate Nutrition program undergo a six to nine month
internship program at local hospitals, in order to better prepare for Lebanon’s national Registration
Examination for Dieticians.
For several years, the School of Architecture and Design has required that all students in its professional
programs participate in internships at internationally recognized firms. Recently, the school has seconded
its students to participate in the three-year Umayyad Route Project, sending them out into the field in
search for monuments and cities to incorporate into a cultural tourism guide.
The School of Engineering expects its undergraduate students to take at least a six-credit professional
experience course as part of their regular curriculum. The school also provides opportunities for its
students to participate in intensive internship programs abroad such as in Dubai and in the United States.
The Department of Hospitality and Marketing at the School of Business has sought out opportunities
for its students to practice their trade both in Lebanon and beyond. For example, in the spring of 2013,
hospitality students organized “A Taste of Italy,” a major cultural and culinary event on the Beirut campus.
Sixty-three hospitality graduates and students participated in the 13th edition of the
Dubai Airshow, serving as managers, supervisors and servers for the exhibition’s tents –
the sixth time that LAU students have done so.
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Easing the Path into “Real Life”
LAU’s student-centered culture means we care deeply about what happens to our graduates once they
leave the university. Our Counseling and Career Placement services have been extremely effective in
assisting the class of 2013 with finding gainful employment upon graduation. Both the Beirut and Byblos
campuses continued the tradition of hosting annual career and internship fairs, hosting dozens of local
and multinational companies interested in hiring our students. Throughout the year, both campuses
hosted workshops focusing on job placement, interviewing skills, communication at the workplace,
business etiquette and CV writing.
The individual schools also provide their students with field-specific career advice as well as placement
opportunities. For example, the School of Business has signed collaborative agreements with global
and regional businesses such as the Intercontinental Phoenicia and the Grand Hyatt Dubai, giving its
graduates a distinct advantage in the job search.
All through the 2013-2014 academic year, alumni and successful professionals eager to share their
wisdom with LAU students held inspirational lectures on both campuses. Senior students now have the
opportunity to enter into a mentorship relationship with alumni in the fields that they are interested in,
through the Alumni Mentoring program.
How long did it take
LAU students to find
a job after graduation?
3.9%
7.1%
14.8%
58.7%
15.5%
A representative from the German embassy
introduces LAU students to academic
and career opportunities his country offers.
0 - 3 months
3 - 6 months
1 - 2 years
more than 2 years
6 - 12 months
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A scene from a student production
A Vibrant Student Culture
At LAU, we recognize that the education of the whole person requires offering students a wide range
of activities aimed at developing their interests away from the classroom environment. This year, the
Deans of Students offices on both campuses held the highest number of events ever recorded at LAU, in
cooperation with dozens of student-run clubs.
The campuses were animated with club-sponsored festivals, hiking expeditions, clothes drives, debates
and lectures. The thespian community livened the scene with musicals, jazz festivals and comedy
shows. LAU’s reputation as a regional hub for quality theater productions was only enhanced as the
university hosted the 16th International University Theater Festival, which once again brought together
experienced faculty members, student actors and directors to produce high-quality plays that resonated
well beyond the campus walls.
Our student athletes proudly represented LAU in various leagues and tournaments, scoring success
upon success in dozens of national and international competitions. The men’s basketball team won
Lebanon’s annual University Sports Conference competition for the third year in a row, the first university
team to do so. The tennis, table tennis, handball and swim teams also shone beautifully.
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Taking the Reins
Individual LAU students continue to do the university proud as they demonstrate entrepreneurial skills,
winning a wide range of competitions both in Lebanon and abroad.
MEPI - Tomorrow’s Leaders student takes part in the UN
Global Health Forum in NYC for his award-winning essay on
the importance of multiculturalism.
LAU Captains win the University Men’s Basketball
Championship for the fourth consecutive year.
Civil Engineering graduate beats out over
11,000 competitors and represents Lebanon at
the Connect Asia – Pacific Summit in Thailand.
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Beyond Campus Walls
Civic Engagement
Now more than ever, we at LAU understand the importance of investing in Lebanon’s youth, seeking
to instill in them a spirit of civic engagement and service to their local community. At the same time,
we recognize community building to be an integral duty not only of our students but also of the entire
university family.
The deans of students and the Outreach and Civic Engagement Unit (OCE) jointly promote empowerment
and team building while curating volunteer opportunities across the country. In this time of increasing
instability, the charity work of LAU students, faculty and staff on both campuses has been unprecedented,
as our people have enthusiastically committed themselves to helping refugees, the elderly and the needy.
OCE regularly sponsors activities across both campuses meant to raise awareness about the importance
of individual engagement in social change. Recently, OCE sponsored the 5th LAU Annual NGO Fair on the
Byblos campus with the participation of more than 100 NGOs, at which students had the opportunity to
apply for internships and volunteer work.
Further deepening LAU’s relationship with local and regional NGOs, the university recently launched the
LAU-NGO Network app, which lists non-profit organizations operating at home and abroad, providing the
user with up-to-date information about their mission, vision, current projects and other vital information.
LAU’s constituent schools have embraced eagerly the cause of service, resulting in a proliferation of civic
engagement courses, internship placements, workshops and leadership training across the schools of
Business, Pharmacy, Engineering and Arts and Sciences. The School of Nursing provides its students
with the opportunity to complete community-centered courses, practicing the role of community nurse in
outpatient clinics and schools across Lebanon, with a special focus on underserved populations.
LAU runs for a united Lebanon.
An LAU student clothing-drive initiative sends tens of
filled trucks to Syrian refugee camps across Lebanon.
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Beyond Campus Walls
LAU as a Platform for Dialogue
The transformations shaking the Middle East affect Lebanon on a daily basis, sometimes in violent ways.
At this crucial juncture in the country’s and region’s history, LAU is called to the higher service of offering
itself as a platform for dialogue focused on peaceful resolutions of conflicts.
LAU has taken on this responsibility gladly, hosting lectures, films, conferences, and training sessions
aimed at fostering a culture of peace and conflict resolution. Examples are numerous, and include
among others a series of lectures offered by OCE in honor of the UN’s International Day for Tolerance,
as well as LAU’s Third Model Arab League Program, designed to teach high-school students the value of
conflict resolution and effective communication.
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Beyond Campus Walls
Leadership
Encouraging a culture of peace and tolerance is certainly an inspiring endeavor. It is strengthened still
further when we train future leaders capable of taking those values to the level of implementation both
in the public and private sectors. LAU proudly offers countless opportunities in leadership training both
for its own students and a constituency outside campus walls, in Lebanon and internationally.
The Global Classroom LAU Model UN program has long been the flagship of our leadership training
programs. This year, we hosted the 9th Annual High School and 4th Middle School versions of this
program, with the participation of 156 schools and over 2,100 students from across Lebanon. Over the
past nine years, the LAU-Model UN partnership has resulted in more than 447,500 hours of teaching
peace building and diplomacy offered to a total of 10,351 students from Lebanon and other countries
in the Arab world.
Twenty graduating students from the LAU Middle East Partnership Initiative-Tomorrow’s Leaders
scholarship program have done their alma mater proud. The program funds students from the
MENA region, allowing them to pursue their studies at LAU while building leadership and social
engagement skills.
In partnership with the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, LAU organized a series of
workshops for high school and middle school students in Saida, a city that has seen more than its share
of violent communal conflict over the past year. The workshops were held within the framework of the
Moderation and Justice Academy for Leaders.
LAU’s Outreach and Civic Engagement unit (OCE) sponsored the third Outreach and Cultural
Exchange Across Nations day (OCEAN 2014), bringing together representatives from 9 UN
agencies, several international institutions and 14 countries.
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Beyond Campus Walls
OCE kicks off its Model Arab League program.
OCE’s Leadership Residential Camp
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Infrastructure Improvements
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A State-of-the-Art Learning Environment
Visitors to both LAU campuses will be struck by the round-the-clock activity aimed at renovating and
expanding our physical facilities. Every day, we come a little closer to our goal of providing our students,
faculty and staff with a learning and working environment that matches the highest international
standards.
LAU reached a truly impressive milestone on March 31, 2014, with the inauguration of the Gilbert and
Rose-Marie Chagoury Health Sciences Center on the Byblos campus. This new state-of-the art building
houses the Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, the Alice Ramez Chagoury School of
Nursing, and the School of Pharmacy.
In Beirut, we are delighted with the recent completion of the Student Center, named after our late
alumna Wadad Said Khoury. Plans for further improving and expanding the Beirut campus by renovating
the Gezairi building — which is meant to house the School of Architecture & Design — are well under way;
in the meantime, the Fashion Design program has just moved to its newly-renovated temporary premises
in two floors of the Gezairi building, scheduled to be inaugurated in December.
The Gulbenkian Theater, located in the Safadi Fine Arts building, is gearing up for a major renovation
project necessary to upgrade and maintain this storied space as one of Lebanon’s premier performance
venues.
Along with other major and minor on-going renovations, the Irwin Hall building and its theater will soon
undergo a significant revamping, affecting most of the building’s systems and floors. Plans for a new
building to house the School of Arts and Sciences are currently under way.
On the Byblos campus, construction of the new Engineering building has started; the design of the
new LEED-Gold certified Byblos library is in its final stage and construction is set to begin in spring
2015. When completed, both buildings will add to the already charming beauty of the campus. In the
meantime, the Byblos Underground Parking project has been completed and has finally relieved the
parking situation on campus with accommodations for an additional 600 cars. Plans to upgrade the
outdoor parking facilities in Byblos have also been finalized.
The Tohme-Rizk building is undergoing major changes, enlarging the space allocated to the Registrar, the
Admissions Office, the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office and the Business Office.
In an effort to contribute to a nation-wide awareness campaign, the Facilities Management department
is exerting all possible efforts to encourage students, faculty and staff to conserve water in light of the
current water shortage crisis affecting Lebanon. A recycling campaign is under preparation and will soon
be initiated as part of the university’s aim to encourage and foster “green” sustainable initiatives.
Finally, infrastructure upgrades are in full swing on both campuses. In Byblos, new electric power, chilled
water and heating plants, as well as water storage facilities and wastewater treatment and filtration plants
will soon be completed. In Beirut, a project to upgrade the electrical distribution networks and construct
a centralized powerhouse is well underway; the initiative includes the construction of a new state-of-theart “Beirut Campus Data Center” which will host major university academic and administrative systems.
The project is slated to be completed over the next academic year.
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Cutting-Edge Information Technology
LAU’s stellar IT team continues to develop cutting-edge solutions, constantly keeping up with new trends
and risks in order to provide effective support for LAU’s faculty, students, staff and administration. The
result of their hard work is a university wired and ready for the technological challenges of the 21st
century learning and research environment. IT is taking connectivity to the next level with the introduction
of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) capability for better and more secure mobile connectivity.
The focus on greening IT and servers’ virtualization continues as more applications are running on virtual
machines, taking over from old physical servers.
The physical security of our faculty, students and staff is becoming more critical as the two campuses
expand and political instability continues to be a part of daily life in Lebanon. IT has taken measures
over the past academic year meant to mitigate the risk of information security attacks and to improve our
service readiness, including but not limited to the upgrade of firewalls, the implementation of a Security
Information and Event Management system, and the deployment of an LAU-wide CCTV camera system.
IT is in the final phase of implementing a faculty and staff portal and has upgraded the Blackboard
Learning Management System to version 9, while also increasing the university presence on smart
phones and tablets with applications for students, faculty, alumni and OCE-related activities.
As of 2014, all 153 classrooms on both LAU campuses are fully wired and can be considered “smart
classrooms” and 26 conference rooms are currently equipped with videoconferencing equipment.
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The accomplishments described in this report are, first and foremost, the result of
the dedication of our students, faculty, and staff. However, they would be difficult
to sustain without a healthy financial base to back them up. Here, as in all areas of
university life, we continue to register remarkable growth despite both regional and
global financial fluctuations. This success is made possible by the careful management
of our ever-growing endowment, by the unflagging support of our external donors, and
by a well-thought-of comprehensive enterprise risk management system and welldesigned financial practices and policies that provide the university with adequate
operational flexibility and significant cash reserves with high liquidity ratios.
The Overall Picture
Since the 2013 edition of this report, our net assets grew by over 10.4 percent, reaching $781.7 million
on September 30, 2014. LAU recently underwent a full external audit, passing it with flying colors. Our
operating budget for the academic year 2014-2015 stands at $157.7 million, an increase of about 5.29
percent from the previous year. As a result, we are easily able to support the many initiatives and projects
currently in place towards continually strengthening our levels of academic excellence.
LAU’s Finance department actively follows crucial indicators and continually explores ways to further
improve LAU’s financial standing. The department does so while working closely with key university
constituents and making sure that the implementation of university plans proceeds in tandem with the
maintenance of healthy cash flows and financial stability.
LAU’s investment portfolio — which stood at around $425 million as of June 30, 2014 — witnessed a
remarkable growth of 18.10 percent over a one year period, returns that put us in the top decile among
peer institutions.
In early fall of 2013, the university succeeded in issuing its first tax-exempt bonds in the U.S. municipal
markets. This is yet another achievement that marks LAU as the first American institution of higher
education with operations entirely outside the continental U.S.A. to issue a tax-exempt bond, and
moreover, to do so without pledging any of the institution’s financial or real assets. The total issued
debt is $17.5 million ($15 million tax exempt and $2.5 million taxable) with duration of five years. The
bonds bear a rating AA- from S&P (reconfirmed in the summer of 2014), with a stable outlook. This is a
three-notch upgrade from LAU’s previous rating of A-. The transaction in and by itself, together with the
AA- rating, clearly signifies the faith and confidence that outside stakeholders have in LAU, and is vivid
proof of its outstanding financial position and sound underlying management.
As part of the Board oversight over LAU’s financial resources, the Board approved in March 2014 a
revised five-year financial plan that aims at maintaining efficiency and positive cash flows in the annual
operating budget, growing the endowment at an acceptable pace, and securing the resources necessary
for the execution of LAU’s capital plan (estimated at $242 million over a five year period).
Revenue Budget for 2013/ 2014
US Dollars
Tuition
Endowment income
Other revenue
Developmental goals
Total
121,550,688
6,000,000
5,766,994
16,473,120
149,790,802
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The Overall Picture (cont.)
11%
4%
4%
Revenue Budget for 2013/ 2014
81%
Tuition
Endowment Income
Other Revenue
Developmental Goals
Expense Budget for 2013/ 2014
US Dollars
Teaching Compensation
Non Teaching Compensation
Financial Aid
Supplies
Books & Electronic Resources
Transportation
Communication
Travel & Conferences
Utilities
Contracted Services
Entertainment & Public Relations
Other Expenses
Depreciation
Contingency & Transfers
Other Projects Budget
Debt Service Charges
Total
47,247,932
29,314,585
20,870,656
3,702,088
3,078,786
418,430
1,552,856
3,173,092
4,292,813
9,984,434
579,343
451,301
9,878,601
8,500,000
4,245,885
2,500,000
149,790,802
2.83% 1.67%
5.67%
0.3%
0.39%
6.59%
31.54%
6.67%
1.04%
0.28%
2.87%
2.12%
2.06%
2.47%
13.93%
19.57%
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Expense Budget for 2013/ 2014
Teaching Compensation
Non Teaching Compensation
Financial Aid
Supplies
Books & Electronic Resources
Transportation
Communication
Travel & Conferences
Utilities
Contracted Services
Entertainment & Public Relations
Other Expenses
Depreciation
Contingency & Transfers
Other Projects Budget
Debt Service Charges
Ensuring Our Continued Success
Given the fluctuations of the global economy, it is in our interest to ensure that LAU remains rock-solid
in the face of any coming economic downturns. We are therefore constantly seeking to improve our
already-impressive financial position even further. To that end, we recently appointed a new VicePresident for Advancement.
The university’s success would be impossible without the loyal support of our extended donor family. The
continuing flow of generous monetary and in-kind gifts that have underpinned financial aid and programs
on both campuses has been truly impressive.
Over this past year, the teams of the Beirut and New York development offices have been working together
to advance LAU’s comprehensive campaign, “Fulfilling the Promise.” The campaign’s “silent phase” was
remarkably successful, as the initial goal of $50 million was exceeded by more than $2 million and was
achieved 15 months ahead of schedule. Based on this, the campaign’s goal has been increased to $75
Million. We have every confidence that the recently announced public phase of the campaign will reap
equally encouraging results and that LAU will once again exceed its fundraising goals.
To keep better ties with LAU’s external constituency, the Advancement Services Office (ASO) continues
to research, maintain and update its contacts database (the mailing list was increased this year by 4
percent, while the e-mail database was increased by 5 percent). ASO has also continued its tradition
of efficiently processing all gifts, pledges and grants received by the university, guaranteeing the timely
issuance of receipts and reports to donors.
Also in 2014, the ASO worked closely with the Development Office to launch LAU’s first Phonathon
Program to encourage thousands of alumni to give back to their alma mater. In the meantime, the
Development Office underwent an annual assessment by the accrediting agency for ISO 9001:2008,
British Standards Institution, which it passed with great success for the third consecutive year.
The third fundraising annual gala dinner will take place on December 11, 2014, with all of its proceeds
going directly to needy and deserving students through the newly established “Gala Dinner Endowment
Scholarship Fund.” This year, the gala will involve student participation for the first time, reflecting its
theme: “Donate to Educate.”
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LAU’S Extended Family
LAU’s progress from strength to strength has drawn heavily on the support of alumni. Our graduates’
deep feelings of loyalty towards the university manifest themselves in the growing number of our alumni
chapters established across the world, to which we are proud to add the newly formed Chicago Chapter
(bringing the total number of chapters to 37). Throughout the year, these organizations bring together
LAU alumni at events running the gamut from gala dinners and awards ceremonies, art exhibitions,
sports competitions, lectures, cruises, and films to social gatherings and theater productions.
The Alumni Relations Office’s subdivisions in Lebanon and New York are in constant communication
with our alumni, bringing them the latest news from their alma mater and encouraging them to become
and remain active in strengthening LAU’s future. To that end, Alumni Relations has recently established
the Alumni Mentoring Program in collaboration with the Deans of Students offices, allowing students to
benefit from the alumni professional knowledge, experiences and networks.
In June 2014, the Alumni Relations Office launched the first mobile application for alumni in the
Middle East. The application helps alumni keep better touch with each other and with the university,
strengthening ties and ensuring our common future.
Reuniting at LAU
The LAU Southern California alumni
chapter on a trip to the NASA jet
propulsion laboratory.
Sharing Our Success
2013-2014 was a year of great news for LAU, which we believe should be trumpeted far and wide. The
LAU Relations and Media Office does just that, promoting the university through all available channels,
from print media to website platforms, social media, radio shows and television programs.
The team at the Marketing and Communications Office (MarCom) works tirelessly to position LAU’s
brand and image as a dynamic, modern and transformative Middle Eastern university. In addition
to creating new websites, special features and web pages to promote the university’s new initiatives,
programs, and conferences, MarCom provides technical support to 29 websites that are run by various
departments and schools, while regularly updating and improving the main LAU website. At the same
time, the editorial team continues to produce its flagship quarterly publication to promote the university’s
achievements and progress, LAU Magazine and Alumni Bulletin, reaching more than 28,000 readers
worldwide with each issue.
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Vision for the Future
Our accomplishments are impressive, our present filled with a sense of gratitude for the achievements of
this past year. But we cannot simply sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor — the stakes are too high.
As the regional and national crisis continues, we more than ever feel our obligation to prepare LAU
students for responsible roles in an environment in desperate need of ethically-grounded professionals
to lead the way towards peaceful and inclusive solutions to today’s challenges.
And so, with the support of our Board of Trustees, the Board of International Advisors, benefactors
and the entire LAU family, we march forward, raising the flag of academic excellence, professionalism
and civic engagement, adding cutting-edge academic programs, constantly reassessing our existing
curricula, improving research capacity, building up a first-rate infrastructure, and opening LAU to the
world as a site for dialogue and peace-building.
As a leading local university with regional eminence and global visibility, LAU digs deep into a rich legacy
to forge a confident future full of promise and opportunity.
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Board Leadership
Board of Trustees
Dr. Paul F. Boulos (Chairman)
Mr. Salim G. Sfeir (Vice Chairman)
Dr. George N. Faris (Secretary)
Mr. Thomas G. Abraham
Mr. Mike Ahmar
Mr. George Doumet
Dr. Charles Elachi
Mrs. Eva Kotite Farha
Mr. Antoine Frem
Mr. Arthur Gabriel
Dr. Ray Irani
Rev. Cynthia A. Jarvis
Mr. Wadih Jordan
Rev. Joseph Kassab
Mr. Charles Muller
Mr. Richard Orfalea
Mr. Todd Petzel
Mr. Fred Rogers
Dr. H. John Shammas, M.D.
Rev. Ronald L. Shive
Mr. Philip Stoltzfus
Dr. George E. Thibault, M.D.
Ex-Officio Members
Mr. Kanan Hamzeh
Rev. Dr. Nuhad Tomeh
Rev. Fadi Dagher
Dr. Joseph Jabbra
LAU Faculty Senate Chair
Board of International Advisors
Mr. Kanan Hamzeh (Chairman)
Dr. Raymond Audi
Mrs. Taline Avakian
Dr. Jihad Azour
H. E. Ivonne A. Baki
Mr. Zuhair Boulos
Mrs. Abla Chammas
Mr. Bassem F. Dagher
Mr. Mazen S. Darwazah
Mr. Fouad El-Abd
Mr. Neemat G. Frem
Sheikh Hamed bin Ahmed Al Hamed
Mrs. Maha Kaddoura
Dr. Mahmoud A. Kreidie
Mrs. May Makhzoumi
Dr. Mary Mikhael
Mrs. Adalat Audeh Nakkash
Mr. Mazen Nazzal
Mrs. Youmna Salame
Mr. Talal K. Shair
Ex-Officio Members
Rev. Fadi Dagher
Dr. Joseph Jabbra
Mrs. Leila Saleeby Dagher
LAU Faculty Senate Chair
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BOARD LEADERSHIP
President's Fund
The following grants were established to support the Financial Aid program to
needy and deserving students under the President's Fund:
A.M. Qattan Foundation President's Fund
Ali A. Tamimi Co. President's Fund
LAU Alumni Association - Dubai and Northern Emirates Chapter President's Fund
Credit Suisse President's Fund
Elia Mouaness President's Fund
Emily Nasrallah President's Fund
Fouad Makhzoumi President's Fund
Fredrico Senno President's Fund
George Faris President's Fund
George Zakhem President's Fund
Georges Harik President's Fund
Ghassan Aridi President's Fund
Ghassan Jdeed Memorial President's Fund
Hayat B. Stein President's Fund
Hikma Pharmaceuticals - Liban President's Fund
Imad A. El Khalil President's Fund
Interaudi Bank President's Fund
Ismat Rabbat President's Fund
Joseph and Claude Audi Charitable Foundation President's Fund
Kamil Sarieddine President's Fund
KidzMondo President's Fund
LABISE President's Fund
LAU/BOB Affinity Card Community President's Fund
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President's Fund
Madeleine and Fouad Bardawil President's Fund
Maha Kaddoura President's Fund
Malik's Bookshop President's Fund
Marwan Assaf President's Fund
Mersaco President's Fund
Nabil Al Banna President's Fund
National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon President's Fund
Nadim Said Khalaf President's Fund
Nehme Tohme President's Fund
Nicolas Choueiri President's Fund
Nizam Abdul Baki President's Fund
Omar and Sima Sawaf Graduate President's Fund
Palestine Liberation Organization Representative President's Fund
PepsiCo International President's Fund
Rabab Al Sadr President's Fund
Rafic Gazzaoui and Company President's Fund
Rami El Nimer President's Fund
Ramzi Kteily President's Fund
Richard Abdoo President's Fund
Roger Sahyoun President's Fund
Said Khalaf President's Fund
Salim G. Sfeir President's Fund
Salim Shublaq President's Fund
Samia Salloum Khouri President's Fund
Samih Darwazah President's Fund
Soheil Hatoum President's Fund
Suad Juffali President's Fund
Tarek Juffali Memorial President's Fund
Wafa F. Saab President's Fund
Yusuf A. Alghanim & Sons President's Fund
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The Lebanese American University acknowledges with gratitude the following
contributors who made generous financial, matching and in-kind gifts to the
University between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013:
* Alumni, Spouse Alumna and Alumni Chapters
+ Gift in-kind
K
Graduates who contributed toward the Senior Class Tree
Founders’ Society ($25,000 and up)
Alumni Association, Abu Dhabi Chapter *
Alumni Association, Dubai and Northern Emirates
Chapter *
Alumni Association, Ghana Chapter *
Ghassan Aridi
Association for Specialization & Scientific Guidance
Association Philippe Jabre
Bank Audi Sal - Audi Saradar Group
Bank of Beirut
Elias and Julia Butros Bou Saab
Byblos Bank Sal
Pierre Choueiri
Curtis W. McGraw Foundation
European Commission
Fransabank Sal
Joseph and Daad Ghossoub
Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury Foundation
Abdul Ghani Hammour
Georges Harik
Hariri Foundation For Sustainable Human
Development
Amal and Rima Daniel Hourani Nancy and Joseph G. Jabbra
Walid Beik Joumblatt
Said Khalaf
Kidzmondo
LAU/BoB Affinity Card Community
Albert Matta
Mersaco SAL
Middle East Partnership Initiative
National Council for Scientific Research
Ousseimi Foundation
Kamil Sarieddine
Saudi BinLadin Group
Mutaz W. Sawwaf
Societe Generale de Banque au Liban
Syracuse University - MEPI
U.S. Agency for International Development
UNRWA
Abdallah H. Yabroudi
Bassem and Karen Nancy Lorenz Ziadeh *
*
Trireme Society ($10,000 - $24,999)
Ahmar Family Foundation / Mike Ahmar
Alumni Association, Oman Chapter Anthony R. Abraham Foundation, Inc.
Bank of Beirut - Dubai
Samih Taleb M. Darwazah
Dima Healthcare
Jihad C. Eit Erasmus Mundus
George and Claudia Faris
Nicholas B. Ghattas
Kanan and Hanan Hamzeh
Innovyze / Paul F. Boulos
Jammal Trust Bank sal
Suad Husseini Juffali *
*
Maha J. Kaddoura Konrad-Adeneur- Stiftung
Abdel Salam and Latifa Saidi Kosta Lebanese Political Science Association
Fadi H. Mehio
Midis Group
Wajih and Adalat Audi Naccash Fouad Omais
Qatar University
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Ltd.
Antoun Sehnaoui
Maroun A. Semaan
The C.A.T. International Ltd.
*
*
*
*
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President's Circle ($5,000 - $9,999)
Alumni Association, Qatar Chapter American Task Force for Lebanon
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
AUB - Tempus - EC
Bank of Beirut - Oman
Zouheir and Ghada Daniel Boulos Ziad and Lina Mamiche Afara Cheikh Consolidated Contractors Company
Credit Libanais Sal
Foodstuff & Consumer Goods Sal Hikma Pharmaceuticals - Liban
Michel W. Khallouf Samia Salloum Khouri Malik's Bookshop
Ali Rifai
*
*
*
+
*
*
President's Council ($2,000 - $4,999)
Alumni Association, Kuwait Chapter
Jamil H. Badran
Burhan and Nariman Abu Ghazaleh Beidas Benta Pharma Industries
Adele Dacken
Derviche Haddad-PPB Structures SAL
DHL SNAS Al Diyar International
Ghandi Fala
Mohamad Amer and Hala Finj
The Ghassan Jdeed Development Foundation
Haas Mroue Memorial Fund
Intermedic
Nancy W. Jabbra Najjarco Sarl Michel and Aida Nasser
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*
*
+
+
+
Numed s.a.r.l.
Omnipharma
Presbyterian Foundation
Ghada Qaddumi Iman Rayess
Jacqueline Rizik
Rhona Shirine Kawar Saba Elias B. Sayah
Ziad J. Shehadeh
Socrate Charbel H. Tagher
United Nations Development Programme
University of Balamand
Victory Byblos Hotel & Spa ZRE
*
*
+
+
President's Forum ($1,000 - $1,999)
Richard A. Abdoo
Farouk Abi Rafeh
Maya M. Alayli Hani and Raja Ali Michael M. Ameen
Claire A. Amer Asmar Medical Sarl
Nada and Toufic Baaklini
Rashid and Rola Baddoura
Nabil A. Banna Camille T. Barkho CCA Group Imad A. El Khalil Mary El Yousef Emco Engineering Limited
Tarek and Marina Fadel Karim Y. Fattal General Medical Equipment sal
Waleed K. Gosaynie
Sonia Y. Hajjar
Souheil I. Hatoum Margaret and Robert Hollback
*
*
*
*
*
+
*
*
*
*
*
Suad Hoss Hoss Joseph and Samia Iskandar
Marcel Keyrouz
LABISE
Makhzoumi Foundation/
Fouad and May Makhzoumi
Middle East Graphics Sarl Elia A. Mouaness Municipality of Jbeil
Walid and Victoria Fattouh Nasr
Richard Orfalea
Sama S. Qaddumi Tareq S. Qaddumi Imad and Ghia Saidi Saad Kamal H. Shouhayib
Salim F. Shublaq Cynthia Stevenson
William A. Stoltzfus
Jacques and Randa Tohme
United Nations Association of the USA
Jamil A. Wafa
Margaret J. Zablith *
+
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Dean's List ($500 - $999)
American Society of Health - System Pharmacist
Aminy Inati Audi
*
Anonymous Donor
Anonymous Donor
*
Anonymous Donor
*
Najib and Gisele Azar
*
Bioplus
Bitar Brothers
Nagi J. Bustros
Rose M. Clark
*
Leila Saleeby Dagher
*
Nouhad A. Daou
*
Diet Center
+
Edgewood Management LLC
Maya S. El Ghossainy
*
Charles Elachi
May S. Farchoukh
*
Joseph T. Hage
Joseph J. Hawa
*
Bdour M. Hayek
*
Manuel Hazim
Azmi and Amal Ayoubi Horoub
*
Yvonne Agini Kabban
*
Simon Kachar
Shake K. Ketefian
*
Rachid L. Labaky
*
Mary Ellen Lane
Le Gabarit
+
Leila and Steven M. Gompetz Donor Advised Fund
Rami F. Majzoub
*
C. Fredrick and Leila Milkie
Majed W. Nasr
Nassib N. Nasr
New York Institute of Technology
Pikasso
+
Rafic Gazzaoui and Company
Naji M. Sayegh
*
Robert and Varsenig Yapoudjian Shafie
*
Edward Shiner
Ronald L. Shive
Technica International
George E. Thibault
Fadi F. Zakaria
*
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University Associates ($200 - $499)
Jalal I. Abdallah
*
Theodore and Diana Domian Abdo
*
Lana S. Abou Teen *
Elie Y. Abs
*
Najwa Al Qattan
Zakia H. Alti
*
Anonymous Donor
*
Samar W. Assi
*
Helen M. Badawi
*
Mazen M. Beydoun
*
Hani and Diana Tabbara Bohsali
*
Achille G. Calliondji
*
Christine A. Chakoian
Cream de la Crème
+
Ronald G. Cruikshank
Leila Shaheen da Cruz
*
Khaldoun and May Haikal Deeb
*
Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation U.S.Matching
Gifts Program
Dunkin' Donuts
+
Erga Group Sal
Irene D. Faffler
Ronald P. Farrah
Muheiddine A. Fathallah
*
Elaine Fisher
Amal Ayoub Freiji
*
Caroline J. Gress
*
Elie G. Haddad
Ghassan Hamadeh
Ahmad and Zeinab Hamdan
*
Charly G. Harran
*
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J. Randolph Hiller
Zaher S. Hosari
Sami Husseini
Vasken and Sedik Mosses Kashani Kavlakian
Salim and Houda Khalil Kheireddine
Sami Khoury
Emile Maalouf
Don Mafrige
Charbel M. Makhoul
John Makhoul
Matthew S. Mashikian
Khaled J. Mehio
Adel K. Nakadi
Marwan H. Noueihed
Nahed Jabr Nsouly
Regie Privilege De Publicite Sarl
Huda Assaf Saad
Elise Salem
Aziz and Phoebe Damaa Salem
Raymond Sawaya
Ferris M. Saydah
Rola Sayegh
Hussain J. Sharaf
James P. Simon
Bassem Soubra
Suzanne N. Soubra
Will and Mary Lutz Spence
Kathleen Stevenson
The Brooklyn Oratory of St. Philip Neri
George Younan
Aida Himadeh Younis
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
+
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Century Club ($100 - $199)
A.S. Abdullah
George Abi Kalam
Said and Salwa Kassab Abla
Hana M. Abou Alfa
Jad Z. Al Danaf
Aida Makdisi Armaly
Paula Arrojo
Lily G. Asfour
Hrair and Mary Ekmekji Atikian
Nicholas Audi
Suleiman and Dania Soubra Awad
Rafah Awad
Samira Baroody
Tarif A. Bazzi
Halim W. Bourjeili
John and Mary Lee Bradley
John and Christine TeRonde Burr
Stephanie R. Chaanine
Leo and Irma Chade
Tania Chamlian
George and Hayat Maalouf Chedid
Rana Karaky Dakroub
Z.H. and Z.L. Deeb
Ghina A. Dergham
Ronney and Souad Farah
Alexander S. Geha
Bassima R. Ghaddar
May H. Ghaibeh
Nuha Hababo
Reham J. Haddad
Mona S. Hajj Ibrahim
Saniya and Theodore Hamady
Salim S. Hammoud
Elias and Nadia Matta Hammoush
Bahria Harb Hartman
Tarek M. Houri - Homsi
Arpine and Arda Hovnanian
Hasib S. Humaydan
Diala Itani
Joseph D. Karam
Chirine Karout
Vartkez and Samira audi Kassouni
Patrick I. Kazan
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
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*
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*
*
Marie A. Khoury
John and Catherine Kano Kikoski
Rouba Y. Korfali
Seta Kouyoumdjian
Richard Kovach
Craig and Phyllis Chadbourne Lichtenwalner
Selwa Baroudy Lorenz
Tanios J. Ma'Luf
George M. Maalouf
Alberta S. Magzanian
Karl and Sossy Ajamian Mahdasian
Imad N. Majdalani
Hish Majzoub
Kamal and Nuha Saad Musallem Marchi
Maroun S. Maroun
Lina G. Matta
Ernest and Adele Haddad McCarus
Marguerite Boueri McLeod
Richard C. Michaels, Sr.
Elise Mills
Bahjat J. Mirza
Robert N. Moukarzel
Ziad and Jocelyne Nassar
Rudayna Charrouf Oliver
Hugh and Barbara Outterson
Akram N. Rayess
Elias and Dima Youssef Rebeiz
Nathalie G. Rebeiz
Rudolph Rouhana
Samar M. Salam
Jean H. Saliba
Aram and Aida Topalian Sarkissian
Ghassan Y. Sattout
Avis T. Schmul
James and Samia Khalaf Sullivan
Teresa Ann Thomas
Aida Jureidini Wahmann
Mary E. Weinmann
John Wholihan
Maurice and Willie Zakhem
Rami and Rola Zein
Lina Zeine
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Friends (up to $99)
Yasmine Y. Abbas
*K
Jad F. Abbass
*
Mohammad Ali H. Abdallah * K
Hasan J. Abdel Jalil
*K
Jad A. Abdelmalak
*K
Majedah H. Abdul Ahad
*K
Dina Abdul-Khalek
*K
Mirla J. Abi Aad
*K
Katia R. Abi Joumaa
*K
Dayana S. Abi Saad
*K
Kay Abikhaled
Naji N. Abou Ali
*K
Jenny F. Abou Eyoun El-Soud * K
Jad S. Abou Fakher
*K
Makram A. Abou Ghaida
*K
Ihab M. Abou Khalil
*K
Laetitia C. Abou Matta
*K
Tarek N. Abou Merhi
*K
Sultan J. Abu Lteif
*K
Mohammad Khaled I. Abu Nil* K
Kamal H. Achour
*K
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Rami N. Al Haddad
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Ghenwa H. Al Jurdi
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Khalil M. Al Qaq
Ola M. Al Samhoury
Jennifer R. Al Sayah
Shehab M. Al Sayegh
Farah M. Al Shami
Hoda K. Al Tayyan
Roa'A A. Al Thibani
Rabih A. Al Zahabi
Nassem H. Al-Adas
Mazen M. Al-Richani
Marwa A. Alameddine
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Noor A. Amhaz
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Fayssal A. Ansari
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Rita J. Antar
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Elias B. Aouad
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Sabine W. Aoude
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Malak A. Armouch
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Yasmina N. Ashkar
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Rana R. Asmar
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Mira R. Attieh
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Antoine H. Ayoub
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Lea A. Badawi
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Farah M. Baghdadi
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Mohamad A. Bahloul
Sarah I. Bahr
Mira A. Bakhache
Nour M. Bakkour
Muhieddine M. Banna
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Tracy Rita F. Barakat
Julia F. Barbar
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Zein El Abidin A. Basma
Michel D. Bassil
Tara G. Bassim
Najat N. Bassma
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Laiyan H. Bawadeen
Rami D. Baz Radwan
Malek A. Bazzan
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William Z. Bechara
Tala M. Berro
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Ranim N. Bidawi
Abass M. Bitar
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Michelle M. Bou Chebel
Rami T. Bou Nicolas
Dina M. Bou-Kamel
Farah R. Boualwan
Paul B. Boutros
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Saad M. Breidy
John Brennan
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Fayez K. Burgan
Ghena A. Chaar
Elias P. Chaaya El Achkar
Marwa H. Chaer
Rami F. Chahrour
Dima Chaker
George G. Chalhoub
Mario T. Chalhoub
Belinda M. Chamma
Nadine K. Chammout
Steven A. Char
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Hani M. Chehimi
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Mazen M. Chidiak
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Michel R. Chiti
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Ali M. Chraim
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Judith and Donald Coleman *
Richard and Margaret Elbow Conn
Samuel Cross, Jr.
Matthew and Allison Curis
Ashraf G. Dabaja
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Zein Al Abidine A. Dagher * K
Howaida Z. Daher Al Rayess *
Ali H. Daher
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Hamze H. Daher
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Karim N. Daher
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Maha H. Daher
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Nadia-Tina A. Dandan
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Karim E. Daou
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Dina R. Daoudi
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Rola M. Daouk
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Sahar K. Daouk
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Ramsey Darwiche
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Zainab M. Darwish
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Zein S. Dawi
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Toufic H. Dbouk
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Loua A. Deeb
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Marwa Y. Deeb
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Mosses K. Derarakelian
Mohamad I. Dgheim
Bilal I. Diab
Christie G. Dib
Bonnie Downes
Leah M. Dunia
Hani R. Eid
Nadim and Nuhad Eid
Ghinwa H. El Abiad
Lara R. El Ajouz
Fawaz S. El Arab
Jamileh S. El Arab
Faisal H. El Asmar
Sara H. El Atat
Abd El-Razzak A. El Baba
Bahaa H. El Banna
Salim T. El Banna
Antonella A. El Bared
Nour N. El Barraj
Yasmine G. El Bizri
Marc M. El Boueri
Wissal A. El Chaaban
Khaled M. El Cheikh
Nizar A. El Danaf
Rayane K. El Dirany
Georges S. El Hachem
Mahmoud M. El Hajj
Tammy G. El Hajj
Dana M. El Halabi
Ahmad H. El Hariri
Layane A. El Hor
Ziad Z. El Husseini
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Farah A. El Kadi
Imad O. El Kadi
Zahy G. El Kassis
Imad A. El Khalil
Charbel A. El Khoury
Eliyah El Khoury
Tala Z. El Kurdi
Maha A. El Masri
Mohamed H. El Massry
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Khaled O. El Mokdad
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Rana M. El Noamani
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Khalil E. El Osta
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Jad H. El Rachidi
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Georges Z. El Rahi
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Hiba A. El Rahi
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Karim A. El Rahi
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Omar A. El Souki
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Samah J. El Zaatari
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Malak M. El Zaim
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Joelle S. El-Ahl
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Mia G. El-Gharib
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Amani K. El-Hajj
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Carine R. El-Khoury
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Mohamad Kheir A. El-Malla * K
Lara H. El-Sawi
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Manal D. El-Tayar
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Diala R. El-Zein
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Sendy Belle S. Elias
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Ani A. Elmajian
Tarek M. Elorom
Diana M. Ezzeddine
Laurine Y. Ezzeddine
Zeina H. Fakhoury
Maria J. Farah
Tarek G. Farah
Wassim G. Farah
Omar I. Fares
Hiba T. Farhat
Rayan Farhat
Sadek J. Farhat
Natali H. Farran
Ziad A. Fatfat
Ahmad J. Fawaz
Ahmad M. Fawaz
Ranine A. Fawaz
Moataz Billah M. Fayad
Nadine G. Fayad
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Wasan M. Fayyad
Christopher A. Finan
Pierre J. Gabriel
Nazha K. Gali
Martha L. Ganem
Joseph R. Gedeon
Lulwa Y. Gedeon
Rita R. Gehrenbeck
Louis P. Gemayel
Nour H. Ghaddar
Lyne H. Ghandour
Nancy M. Ghanem
Reem J. Ghannoum
Joanna Y. Gharios
Rami G. Gharzeddine
Nancy M. Ghazzawi
Salim A. Ghnaim
Michel Ghosn
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Silvana M. Ghrayzi
Sam and Sarah Gousen
Nour M. Habanjar
Jamal and Nada Habbal
Jessica Lynn J. Habbouche
Maria C. Habib
Shadi A. Habib
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Ramzi K. Habre
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Fady T. Haddad
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Jerrier A. Haddad
Nadia J. Haddad
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Dima M. Hadid
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Jason S. Hage
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Ali H. Haidar
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Leia O. Haidar
*K
Rayan A. Haidar
*K
Mohamed L. Hajj Chehade * K
Anthony Junior A. Hajjar
*K
Nour Y. Halawi
*K
Tarek Z. Halawy
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Hind A. Hallab
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Abdul Kader A. Hallak
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Ali H. Hallal
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Rida B. Hallal
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Rayan K. Haloumi
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Ali H. Hamade
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Jenna A. Hamade
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Hawraa M. Hamadeh
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Johnny E. Hamamji
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Rhea F. Hamamji
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Tarek M. Hamatto
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Atef R. Hamdan
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Fatima A. Hamdoun
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Hadi B. Hamed
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Reem M. Hamed
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Karim G. Hamieh
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Latifa H. Hamieh
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Nour R. Hamieh
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Reem Sayem El Daher Hammad *
Dana K. Hammidi Sakr
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Reem K. Hammoud
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Sohad M. Hammoud
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Tarek M. Hammoud
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Fidele N. Hamzeh
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Layal A. Hamzeh
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Guenia E. Hankash
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Stephanie G. Hanna
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Merhej A. Hannoun
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Rihana M. Harajli
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Majed A. Harfouche
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Sarah W. Hariz
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Nour H. Hashem
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Karim S. Hatab
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Omar H. Hatoum
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Assaad K. Hawwa
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Ahmad O. Hayek
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Nour M. Hbeichi
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Ralph K. Hejeily
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Dana A. Hijazi
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Mahdi M. Hijazi
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Ahmad S. Hilal
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Khouzama S. Hilal
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Tarek J. Hilal
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Mohamad H. Hneini
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Karl K. Honein
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Tammam M. Houri Homsi * K
Frieda Howling
Karim T. Husami
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Rim O. Hussein
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Hanaa H. Hussien
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John and Grace Salibian Hyslop *
Afif A. Ibrahim
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Ali M. Ibrahim
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Aya Y. Ibrahim
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Ahmad H. Ismail
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Rani A. Ismail
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Abdullah A. Issa
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Adam Mahmoud A. Itani
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Ahmad M. Itani
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Aya M. Itani
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Gala S. Itani
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Hiba T. Itani
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Layla Y. Itani
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Leah M. Itani
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Mariam Z. Itani
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Mathilda G. Jabbour
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Melanie G. Jabbour
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Assil M. Jaber
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Nahed A. Jaber
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Nada M. Jahshan
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Dania Sharaf Jamaleddine * K
Karim A. Jammal
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Majd A. Jaroudi
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Jida K. Jaroudy
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Anwar Roy E. Jeha
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Fadi S. Jeries
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Lara A. Joumaa
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Lynn S. Junaid
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Firas M. Jurdy
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Salwa K. David Issa
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James and Suad Kaddo
Soraya M. Kaddoura
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Ziad W. Kaddoura
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Karina Kahwagi
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Dennis Kallail
Aya M. Kamareddine
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Hawraa A. Kanaan
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Yan S. Kanaan
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Alexei H. Kanbar
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Bassem A. Karabibar
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Rawa M. Karaki
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Najat A. Karami
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Tala I. Karout
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Ghinwa J. Karrit
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Jack D. Kassab
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Ola C. Kassab
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Houssam B. Kassem
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Hussam M. Kassem
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Ramez Z. Kassem
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Helene N. Kassouf
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George F. Kattar
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Mher V. Kavlakian
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Mirvat Salam Kawas
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Abdul Kader F. Kaya
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Jamil M. Kazma
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Nada J. Kazoun
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Michael K. Kendrick
Nazareth H. Kevorkian
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Laura W. Khachan
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Joseph E. Khairallah
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Patrick G. Khairallah
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Rami G. Khairallah
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Ali G. Khalife
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Samia A. Khalife
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Ahmad and Diana Khalifeh *
May I. Khalifeh
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Youssef H. Khashab
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Khajag K. Khatchadourian * K
Cyril E. Khater
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Lara H. Khatib
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Mustafa A. Khattab
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Mariana F. Khayat
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Elias J. Khlat
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Clio Hembekides Khouri
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Samar M. Khouri
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Francois-Xavier K. Khoury * K
Gabriella G. Khoury
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Jessica H. Khoury
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Sandra R.L.M. P. Khoury
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Robertina S. Kidjekouchian * K
Ahmad A. Krayem
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Fadel A. Krecht
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Jad G. Kreidly
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Natashah Samantha Kteily * K
Hans H. Kurkjian
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Rami A. Labaki
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Nada Saadeh Lal
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Nour M. Laswi
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Mohamad A. Lawassani
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Ramzi and Lucille Loqa
Krystel T. Loutfi
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Jerry Ludeke
Elie J. Maalouf
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Jihad H. Maalouf
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Ahmad I. Maarawi
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Hiba B. Maasarani
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Rashad I. Madi
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Randa R. Mahmoud
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Lea S. Majdalani
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Tania P. Majdalani
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Mireille J. Makhoul
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Nagham B. Malaeb
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Talar Taline K. Manoukian * K
Nohra G. Mansour
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Rachelle M. Mansour
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Hana Maouas
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Gaelle R. Marguarossian * K
Rita A. Maroun
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Nader Z. Mashnouk
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Hiba J. Mawed
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May A. Mazeh
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Zeinab A. Mazeh
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Tony Mazraani
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Rita A. Mechedjian
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Ryan and Holly Meck
Despina S. Memarogli
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Hala N. Menassa
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Firas M. Merhi
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Anne A. Meyer
Ibrahim S. Midani
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Samiha F. Mishalani
Marie-Josette Miskawi
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Mohamad Khodr I. Mogharbel * K
Jihan A. Mohsen
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Michel B. Mokbel
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Mirna G. Monzer
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Raja R. Morkos
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Hamsa J. Moubayed
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Graziella S. Moufawad
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Samer G. Moujaes
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Moustapha T. Moussally
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Sadek H. Moussaoui
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Karim P. Mrad
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Wassim S. Mroueh
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Lena W. Muhieddine
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Hiba A. Musharrafieh
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Nada N. Naal
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Sherine Y. Nabhani
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Ziad A. Naboulsi
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Jinane J. Nader
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Marc B. Nahed
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Hanady N. Najem
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Hala C. Najm
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Nadine J. Nakad
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Michell E. Nakhle Dit El Ghorr* K
Keghany and Hagop Nalbandian * K
Mardik H. Narguizian
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Jessica E. Nassar
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Vernon E. Nassar
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Fatima K. Nassreddine
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Maysam M. Nehmeh
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Rami A. Nesrallah
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Leila N. Nizam
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Ramzi D. Njeim
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Laura Noujaim
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Toufic R. Noun
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Al Amira Mira R. Osseiran * K
Dareen A. Osseiran
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Toufic F. Osseiran
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Zadik K. Ounanian
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Vatche Papazian
Aida A. Porteneuve
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Ahmad M. Rabih
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Tamara K. Rafeh
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Rafle and Josephine Raffoul
Rahma K. Ragheb
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Jad H. Ramadan
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Maya U. Ramadan
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Ziad F. Ramadan
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Serine I. Rawas Kalaagi
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Georges M. Rbeiz
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Ahmad Ghaith M. Renco
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Jamil S. Riachi
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Nazem W. Richani
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Rasha H. Richani
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Raymond and Sona Piliguian
Ritchel
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Rima A. Rkein
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Richard and Cindy Rumsey
Aline C. Saad
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Ismail S. Saad
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Mohamad Hussein S. Saad * K
Younes N. Saad
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Firas C. Saade
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Shafik and Suad Nassar Saadeh *
George R. Saba
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Christiana M. Sabbagh
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Bilal F. Sabra
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Ahmad H. Sadek Taher
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Firas K. Safa
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Montaha A. Safa
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Batoul R. Safieddine
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Viviana Saghair Dsouki
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Razmig A. Saghbazarian
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Sahar M. Sahyoun
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Sashalynne R. Sahyoun
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Izak M. Said
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Jad A. Said
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Soraya N. Said
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Nadine W. Saidi
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Lea F. Sakr
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Raneem R. Sakr
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Joy G. Salameh
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Fadl A. Saleh
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Tala M. Saleh
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Nour H. Salem
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Rasha W. Salhab
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Carine G. Saliba
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Sarah C. Saliba
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Hiba M. Sanadiki
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Sally A. Sansour
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Nicolas L. Saoud
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Ribal M. Sarriedeen
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Pierre J. Sarkis
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Nizar Y. Sarrieddine
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Jawanna K. Sawalha
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Zeina N. Sayegh
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Sarah M. Sbei
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Sadim J. Sbeity
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Linda Grace R. Semaan
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Abed Al Rahman M. Serbey * K
Jean-Pierre Sfeir
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Hani M. Shaaban
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Frank Shaheen
Samer S. Shahine
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Ahmad M. Shahrour
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Joseph T. Shashaty
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Omar G. Shatila
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Suzan M. Shehab
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Ghadir A. Sherri
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Lamia F. Shreim
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Mira N. Sidani
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Zeina Racha A. Sidani
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Sandra J. Simon
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Muhieddine F. Sinno
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Rami J. Sinno
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Souraya M. Sinno
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Wasfi Skaff
Adnan A. Skaini
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Samer M. Slika
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Walid K. Slika
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Caroline A. Slim
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Moustapha H. Slim
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Wael M. Slim
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Michael and Mary Solomon
Hassan A. Soueid
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Cynthia A. Souhaid
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Jana N. Succar
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Paul I. Sukkar
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Caesar and Patricia Tabet
Elie I. Tabet
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Amr R. Taha El Baba
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Rony J. Takchi
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Shereen M. Taki
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Mohamad K. Taleb
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Natalie T. Tamer
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Manal M. Tamim
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Marwa M. Tamim
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Yara A. Tannoury
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Michele Y. Tayar
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Gaby H. Tayeh
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Nancy M. Terro
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Ornella B. Tohme
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Ashwak A. Traboulsi
*K
Roger Waha
Stephen and Sherrill Weary
Roy R. Wehbe
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J. Gayle Wolfe
Carl-Antoine Ghassan Yared * K
Yasmina B. Yared
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Batoul J. Yassine
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Khalil H. Yassine
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Raja S. Yazigi
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Michael and Noel Yaziji
Adam Abdallah S. Younes * K
Pierre J. Younes
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Samir and Lucy Younes
Ahmad R. Youness
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Rawan A. Youness
*K
Aniseh Yousef
Zeina H. Yousof
*
Roba F. Youssef
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Roua G. Youssef
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Robert I. Zaarour
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Mohammad Omar M. Zaatari * K
Hana'A I. Zaben
*K
Ibtisam S. Zaghloul
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Rashad S. Zahr
*K
Salam M. Zaydan
*K
Farah F. Zebian
*K
Rajaa G. Zebian
*K
Jad Zeidan
*K
Bashir H. Zein
*K
Khaled W. Zein
*K
Dalia H. Zeinab
*K
The Lebanese American University has made every
effort to create an accurate listing of all contributors.
If your name has been inadvertently omitted, or
incorrectly spelled, please accept our apologies.
If you have any inquiry, please contact Amal Abdel
Massih, Executive Director of Advancement
Services, by fax at +961 1 786472 or by email:
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Thank you.
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The Endowment Scholarship Program
The following funds were established to provide ongoing financial aid
to needy and deserving students:
The Albert Abela Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hanan Abou Ghazaleh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nariman Abou Ghazaleh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Paul Youssef Abou Khater Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Sheikh Ismail Abudawood Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Norah Abddulrahman Alissa Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Abu Dhabi Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Beirut Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Athens Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Damascus Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Dubai and Northern Emirates Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Ghana Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Jordan Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Kuwait Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Oman Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Qatar Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - Riyadh Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU Alumni Association - SA Eastern Province Chapter Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Julia and Elias Bou Saab Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Dr. Charles Elachi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Anglo Lebanese Cultural Foundation Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Fred and Emily G. Arrigg Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ramzi Asfour Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Marwan Toufic Assaf Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hazem F. Aswad Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Walid Attieh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The George and Raymond Audi Endowment Scholarship Fund
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funds, scholarships and DONATIONS
The Taline and Edmond Avakian Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Abdul Rahman Bahar Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Adelaide Bahu Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Samih Barbir and Mounira Barbir Naamani Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Leila Kurban Barkett Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Elias and Ferial Baz Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Salim and Laudy Baz Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ikram Shakhashir Beidas Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Frank and Margaret Bitar Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Robert and Mabel Bitar Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Boodai Group of Co. Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Badie Boulos Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ghada Daniel Boulos Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Alex Fauti Bouri Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Edward I. Chammas Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nicolas and Abla Chammas Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Maya Begdache Chaar Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Zafer and Tonia Chaoui Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ziad and Lina Cheikh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nicolas Choueiri Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Fahed Nayef Dabbous Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Dr. Nadim and Noura Daouk Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Dar As-Siyassah Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Darwish Engineering Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rushdi Daye Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Edgar and Danielle de Picciotto Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Edward Y. Elias Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Emirates Computer Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Eva Kotite Farha and Peter Farha Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Issam Michael Faris Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ahmad Finj Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Sheikh Abdallah Fouad Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Arthur Gabriel Medical Endowment Scholarship Fund
The James and Arthur Gabriel Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mahmoud Alghanim Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Youssef A. Alghanim and Sons Endowment Scholarship Funds
The Gala Dinner Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rose Ghourayyeb Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Frances M. Gray Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Maggie Kutteh Ghattas Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rev. Samuel Habib Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Aida Haddad and Daughters Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Bertha and Michael Nakhleh Haddad Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Toufic and Victoria Haddad Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The George William Hajjar Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Lana Ghandi Halabi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Dany Hamchaoui Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Abdul Ghani and Inayat Hammour Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Kanan and Hanan Hamzeh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mouna Jamal Haraoui Endowment Scholarship Fund
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The Endowment Scholarship Program (cont.)
The Mohamed Harasani Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rafik Bahauddin Al-Hariri Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Monzer Hourani Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Taha Hassiba Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ray Irani Education Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Innovyze Environmental Engineering Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Aref and Helena Jabbour Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Michael and Effie Jabbra Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nancy and Joseph G. Jabbra Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Wadih and Gertrude Jordan Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ahmad and Suad Juffali Endowment Scholarship Fund
The E.A. Juffali Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nafez Jundi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Jad and Yvonne Kabban Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Maha Kaddoura Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Albert and William Kanaan Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Fawzi Kawash Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Suad Wakim Kesler Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nadim Said Khalaf Endowment Scholarship Fund
The AbdelRahman Ismail El-Khalil Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mounir Khatib Endowed Engineering Scholarship Fund
The Jamil Fouad El Khazen Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nasr Khnaisser Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad and Naziha Knio Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Selina Korban Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Latifa Kosta Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Emile and Rima Lamah Endowment Scholarship Fund
The LAU / BoB Affinity Card Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Selim Lawi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Bishara M. Lorenzo Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Gabriel Maliha Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Joseph and Carmen Maroun Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Salwa Tuma Mayassi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Gale McDonald Endowment Memorial Scholarship Fund
The McSwiney-Mead Corporation Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Dr. Hassan Mehio Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Michel Merhej Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Elias and Leila Mezzawi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mimar Group Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hassib and Haas Mroue Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Tony Nagib Najjar Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Khalid and Sossy Nasr Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Marwan Walid Nasr Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Farid and Milia Nassar Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Helen Ghosn Nassar Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Riyad F. Nassar Endowment Scholarship Fund
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funds, scholarships AND DONATIONS
The Salwa C. Nassar Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Aida and Michel Nasser Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Argent Maksoud Nasser Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Nasser Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Naim Nasser Endowment Scholarship Fund
The National Paper Products Company Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mazen and Gisele Nazzal Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Roudayna Geadah Nehme Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Edith Newton Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Najib Musa Nimah Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rifaat El-Nimer Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Khaled and Chafica Omari Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Suliman S. Olayan Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rhoda Orme Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The PepsiCo International Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hussam Qanadilo Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ayoub Hamad Rafeh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hamad Rafeh Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Farida Jaber Al Rayes Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Kamil Shaheen Al Rayyes Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rizk Rizk Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Donald Rynne Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Karim Fayez Saab Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mahmoud Khalil Saab Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ghia Saidi Saad Endowment Scholarship Fund
The George Saadeh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabbah Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Diana Tamari Sabbagh Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Rabab Al Sadr Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Mohamad Safadi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Henry and Elda Mirna Sarkissian Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ghassan Ibrahim Shaker Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Abdul Aziz Shakhashir Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Adma Nakhoul Shakhashiri Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Halim Boutros Shebaya Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Yvonne Shehadeh and Son Walid Jamil Shehadeh Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Simon Siksek Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Ethel Stoltzfus Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The James L. Stoltzfus Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The William Stoltzfus Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Sukkar Family Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Nehme and Therese Tohme Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Kevork Toroyan Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Abdulaziz Al-Turki Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Abdallah Yabroudi Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Joe and Wafa Yammine Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Hanneh Salim Zakhem Memorial Endowment Scholarship Fund
The Karen Lorenz Ziadeh Endowment Scholarship Fund
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The Endowment Fund Program
Endowment Funds other than Scholarships:
Albert G. Albert Library Fund
Elizabeth Elser Duncan Memorial
Institute for Banking & Finance
Mounir Khatib Endowed Engineering Lecture Series
MedGulf Chair in Actuarial Sciences Endowment Fund
Mutaz and Rada Sawwaf Masters in Islamic Art
and Architecture Endowment Fund
Presbyterian Legacy Lecture Series Endowment Fund
Presidential Awards Endowment Fund
Sarah Lanman Huntington Smith Endowment Fund
Scholarship Grants
The following Annual, Merit and Designated grants were established
to support the Financial Aid program to needy and deserving students
during the academic year 2013-2014:
Abdallah Yabroudi Designated Scholarship Grant
Abdallah Yabroudi Engineering Scholarship Grant
Abdallah Yabroudi Nursing Annual Scholarship Grant
Adalat & Wajih Naccash Annual Scholarship Grant
Adnan Kassar Annual Scholarship Grant
Ahmad Abou Ghazaleh Memorial Scholarship Grant
Ali Abdullah Jammal Memorial Scholarship Grant
Alumni Association Oman Chapter Annual
Scholarship Grant
Anonymous Nursing Scholarship Grant
Antoun Sehnaoui Designated Scholarship Grant
Association for Specialization and Scientific
Guidance Designated Scholarship Grant
A s s o c i a t i o n P hi l i ppe J a b re Des i g n ated
Scholarship Grant
Azeez Shaheen Annual Scholarship Grant
Bank Audi Annual Scholarship Grant
Bank of Beirut Annual Scholarship Grant
BoB - Oman Annual Scholarship Grant
Byblos Bank Designated Scholarship Grant
CAT International Annual Scholarship Grant
Daad Ghossoub Designated Scholarship Grant
Dima Healthcare Annual Scholarship Grant
Disadvantaged Areas Nursing Annual Scholarship Grant
Donation to the School of Nursing
Elias Boutros Sayah Annual Scholarship Grant
General Medical Equipment Annual Scholarship Grant
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funds, scholarships AND DONATIONS
Ghada Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
Ghaidaa Rifai Nursing Annual Scholarship Grant
Hussain Sharaf Annual Scholarship Grant
Jihad El Eit Annual Scholarship Grant
Kamil Sarieddine Designated Scholarship Grant
LAU School of Arts and Sciences Annual
Scholarship Grant - Beirut Campus
Marcel Keyrouz Designated Scholarship Grant
Margaritha Zablith Designated Scholarship Grant
Maroun Semaan Annual Scholarship Grant
Mary Taylor Alexander Annual Scholarship Grant
Maya Mroueh Annual Scholarship Grant
Michel Khallouf Annual Scholarship Grant
MIDIS Group Annual Scholarship Grant
Mike Ahmar Designated Scholarship Grant
Ousseimi Foundation Annual Scholarship Grant
Peter J. Tannous Annual Scholarship Grant
Pierre Choueiri Annual Scholarship Grant
Raja & Hani Ali Annual Scholarship Grant
Rami Farouk Majzoub Annual Scholarship Grant
Rima Hourani Designated Scholarship Grant
Rima Hourani Nursing Research Grants
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Merit
Scholarship Grant
Said Khalaf Designated Scholarship Grant
Said Khalaf Engineering Scholarship Grant
Sama Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
Saudi Binladin Group Scholarship Grant
Shake Ketefian School of Nursing Award
Sonia Hajjar Annual Scholarship Grant
Suad Hoss Annual Scholarship Grant
Student Financial Aid Support
Tareq Qaddumi Annual Scholarship Grant
Toufic Baaklini Restricted Scholarship Grant
UNRWA Designated Scholarship Grant
USAID - University Student Assistance Program
USAID Scholarship Grant
Walid Joumblatt Scholarship Grant
Naming a Seat or Bench
The Lebanese American University acknowledges with gratitude the
following contributors who made generous donations towards naming
one or more benches or seats at LAU during 2013-2014:
Naming a Seat at Irwin Hall Auditorium
Claire A. Amer
Nabil A. Banna
Leila Saleeby Dagher
Nouhad A. Daou
May Koleilat Farchoukh
Kamel and Maya Abu Teen El Ghossainy
Souheil I. Hatoum
Simon Kachar
Naming a Seat at Selina Korban Auditorium
Joseph T. Hage
Rachid Labaki
Iman Rayess
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Historical Timeline
The Board of Regents of
the University of the State
of New York grants BCW a
provisional charter, allowing it to offer the B.A., A.A.
and A.A.S. degrees.
American Presbyterian missionary Sarah
L. Smith establishes the
first school for girls in the
Ottoman Empire.
This early effort set the
stage for further development of girls’ education,
leading up to the American
School for Girls (1904).
The American Junior College for Women (AJCW) is
founded, with a class of
eight students.
The cornerstone of LAU’s
oldest building, Sage Hall,
is laid and the college
is moved to its present
location.
The name of the college is
changed to Beirut College
for Women (BCW).
Successive buildings are
completed and named
in honor of early leaders:
Frances Irwin, Winifred
Shannon and James Nicol.
1835
1924
1933
1948 -1949
1950
1996
1999
2002
2005
2009
The Lebanese government
officially recognizes the
new name and status.
The Lebanese Government
grants LAU a license to
operate a medical school
and a nursing school.
The Doctor of Pharmacy
program becomes the only
one outside the United
States to earn accreditation by the Accreditation
Council for Pharmacy
Education.
LAU embarks on a fiveyear strategic plan based
on five pillars: excellence
in academic and other
facets of university life,
student-centeredness,
increased role of alumni,
promotion of LAU as a
major learning center
in the region, and effective use of financial
resources.
LAU acquires majority
holdings of Rizk Hospital,
and begins developing the
Lebanese American University Medical Center-Rizk
Hospital (LAUMC-RH).
LAU is granted full accreditation by The New England
Association of Schools and
Colleges (NEASC).
The Gilbert and RoseMarie Chagoury School of
Medicine welcomes its first
class of students.
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HISTORICAL TIMELINE
The Lebanese government
recognizes BCW’s bachelor’s degrees as equivalent
to the License.
1970
BCW is granted an absolute charter.
The college becomes coeducational and changes
its name to Beirut University College (BUC).
The Board of Regents in
New York amends the
charter to transform the
college into a multi-campus institution.
Courses begin at the
Byblos campus.
The Board of Regents
approves the university’s
new name of Lebanese
American University. The
charter is amended to
include master’s degrees.
LAU has three schools:
Arts & Sciences, Business, and Engineering &
Architecture. The School
of Pharmacy also opens
this year.
1955
1973
1985
1991
1994
2009-2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
School of Engineering’s bachelor’s degree
programs receive ABET
accreditation.
School of Arts & Sciences’ B.S. degree
program in computer
science receives ABET
accreditation.
Frem Civic Center
inaugurated on the
Byblos campus.
LAU embarks on Strategic Plan 2011–2016,
focused on taking LAU
to the next level of academic excellence.
2010
Acquisition of El Jazairi
Building: LAU acquires
Gezairi Transport’s former
headquarters, composed
of a main building with
a three-floor penthouse,
a large theater, a school
and offices.
LAU inaugurates the
New York Headquarters
and Academic Center in
midtown Manhattan.
The Gilbert and RoseMarie Chagoury Health
Sciences Center is
inaugurated to host the
schools of medicine,
pharmacy and nursing.
The university launches
the LAU Executive
Center@Solidere in
downtown Beirut.
The Alice Ramez Chagoury School of Nursing
welcomes its first class.
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Beirut Campus
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Chouran Beirut 1102 2801
Lebanon
Tel +961 1 786456
Fax +961 1 867098
Byblos Campus
P.O. Box 36
Byblos
Lebanon
Tel +961 9 547254/262
Fax +961 9 944851
New York Headquarters and Academic Center
211 East 46th Street New York, NY 10017-2935 United States Tel: +1 212 203 4333
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